Climate change is having an effect on where the ticks that spread Lyme disease live, making more areas suitable for the ticks that carry the disease. Between the 1970s and 2010, deer ticks spread northward as temperatures rose, researchers from the Public Health Agency of Canada say. More

I don’t ever wish Lyme disease or a tick-borne coinfection on anyone; it can be traumatic and life decimating. But, America is behind the times—we sorely lack the Integrative Health Care models of Germany, France, U.K., Canada, and South America. More

Omega: After more than two decades in music and acting, what continues to inspire your creativity?
Alanis: Servicefulness, activism, leadership, and my obsession with wholeness and storytelling.
Omega: What’s your personal daily practice like? How do you maintain this on the road? More

What’s a Reboot?A Reboot is a period of time where you commit to drinking and eating fruits and vegetables in order to regain or sustain your vitality, lose weight, and kick-start healthy habits that recharge your body and get your diet back in alignment for optimal wellness. The 3-Day Quick-Start Juice-Only Reboot is a plan that involves drinking only juice for 3 days. More

Omega: When you choose to opt out of suffering, how does it change you and the way you experience life?
Ana: Instead of choosing suffering, I choose to live my life in a way that makes me proud of myself. I choose actions that brighten, instead of dim, my Spirit. I stalk and hunt my damaging behaviors and retrain them, just like teaching a horse or student to retrain bad habits. Then, I refocus my actions to align with my Spirit pledge of doing my part in mending the Hoop of the People. More

Omega: How did you make the transition from a stock trader and investor to health expert?
Joe: Well, I don’t necessarily think of myself as a health expert. I would say I’m more someone who is on the journey to learn by taking information from smart people and trying to disseminate it in layman’s terms. Like anybody, I started with small steps, and experimenting on myself and seeing if I could improve my own health. More

Have you ever noticed that when you’re inundated with mental noise, it’s harder to stay calm and be productive—much less tune into your innate wisdom and live your life with purpose? Carla Goldstein, Omega Institute’s chief external affairs officer, observes, “We contemplate the past, we dream about the future, we worry, we anticipate, we fantasize about our lives. More